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Whitbread Expecting Strong Profits For Full Year

Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has unveiled like-for-like sales growth of 6.8% in the fourth quarter to February 13th. The firm is anticipating full-year profits to be at the top end of estimates. Shares rose by 2.2% in response to the news.

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